Falls caused 13% of fatal work injuries in 2005, according to the CDC.

The CDC reports that "since 1992, the number of deaths resulting from
highway incidents, falls, and being struck by an object has increased, and the
number of homicides has decreased.

"Although substantial improvements have been made, preventable deaths
from work-related injuries continue to occur at a rate of nearly 16 deaths per
day," states the CDC. "These findings suggest that workers continue to
be at high risk for fatal highway-related incidents and falls."

The CDC calls for strategies to prevent workplace deaths. The findings
appear in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.